Albrecht von Johansdorf
Appearance
Albrecht von Johansdorf (c. 1180 – c. 1209) was a
crusade. He is known to have written at least five "recruitment" songs in Middle High German, most likely for the Third Crusade. His "Song 2" owes a debt to the structure and melody from a song in Old French by trouvère poet Conon de Béthune. His "Song 5", which mentions the capture of Jerusalem, may suggest that he wrote around 1190.[1]
Von Johansdorf's Minnelieder conform outwardly to the standard pattern of man subordinating himself to the woman above him and is responsible for the classical formulation of "the educative value of Minnedienst" (daz ir deste werde sit und da bi hochgemuot). His integrity and warmth of heart are most evident in poems referring to the departure for the crusade.
References
- OCLC 70122512.
Further reading
- The poetry of Albrecht von Johansdorf, by Hugo Bekker, ISBN 90-04-05657-2
- Stammler, Wolfgang (1953), "Albrecht von Johansdorf", Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 1, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, p. 178; (full text online)